Rash (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780689869044)

Consumption of alcohol: Illegal.

Football and other "violent" sports: Illegal.

Ownership of guns, chain saws, and/or large dogs: Illegal.

Body piercings, tattoos: Illegal.

It's late in the twenty-first century, and the United Safer States of America (USSA) has become a nation obsessed with safety. For Bo Marsten, a teenager who grew up in the USSA, it's all good. He knows the harsh laws were created to protect the people. But when Bo's temper flares out of control and he's sentenced to three years of manual labor, he's not so down with the law anymore.

Bo's forced to live and work in a factory in the Canadian tundra. The warden running the place is totally out of his mind, and cares little for his inmates' safety. Bo will have to decide what's worse: a society that locks people up for road rage, or a prison where the wrong move could make you polar bear food.

Author: Pete Hautman
ISBN-10: 0689869045
ISBN-13: 9780689869044
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2007
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.68w x 0.76d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 106129 / Rash


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 12/02/2007 pg. 72
PW Notes and Reprints 12/10/2007 pg. 58